Subj : Compiling text files
To : All
From : John Dovey
Date : Sun Jun 06 2021 11:16 pm
Hi,
I know this is like putting a message in a bottle and expecting a return receipt but I figured I'd give it a go anyway.
Here's the thing: Waaay back (in the 90s sometime) I used a nifty little utility called "David's Readme Compiler". What it did was to take a text file with some markup syntax that he invented and "Compile" that into an exe file. I'd like to do something similar now.
Here are my thoughts/options, and any comment/help etc would be appreciated.
1. I still have the 16 bit program which only runs in DosBox or equiv (If anyone is looking for it, the original file name is DRC20.ZIP. I have it in my file areas or could email/netmail to anyone who wants it
2. I have tried reaching out to David in NZ on his 1992 listed email addresses, with no luck so far.
3. If anyone has contact with David (Better known as the author of Pegasus Mail) and could pass me his current contact info, that would be fantastic.
4. If anyone has any ideas about how to even start recreating what the program did, I'd appreciate it. My thoughts on that have included:
4a. Using conio for the resulting interface.
4b Writing a "shell" in vb.net and/or Gambas which is then a sort of reader app. Not ideal.
I am looking at something like a compiled version of html or markup which stands alone. If anyone knows of anything similar, I'd love to hear about it.
As another thought, this is sort of similar to the CHM (Compiled help) files that used to be included with windows software created in a piece of MS softare called something like "MS Helpdesk" which has since vanished from the Microsoft site.
Help?
Thanks
John
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